28th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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28th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry | |
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Active | October 14, 1862 to August 23, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
The 28th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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[edit] Service
The 28th Wisconsin was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service October 14, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out on August 23, 1865.
[edit] Casualties
The 28th Wisconsin suffered 1 officer and 12 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 6 officers and 221 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 240 fatalities.[1]